Donations needed for Bowie family house construction project

BERWICK, Maine — In a story published on Page 3 in the Friday, Dec. 28 edition of Foster’s, some important information was left out on how to make donations to the Bowie family.

The Bowies are building a handicapped accessible home on Little Harbor Road for 11-year-old Aidan Bowie.

Ground breaking took place Dec. 28 at the Bowie residence with a goal of making a developmental disabled child more comfortable. Aidan has been living with inaccessible disadvantages his entire life, his family and community wanted to make his home more accommodating to his needs. A wheelchair friendly bathroom and bedroom is the first part of the project, with a new home entrance to follow in the spring.

The project has much of the communities support, but the Bowie’s home is still short of $9,000 to purchase materials. Much of the labor, thanks to support from contractor Jason Lajeunesse, is done without compensation.

“He’s here giving us his time. He said, I’ll do this with you,” said Aidan’s mother, Heather Bowie, referring to Lajeunesse’s assistance.

“We’ve had some pretty incredible partners. Shea Concrete donated the concrete pillars; we have had donations from Jackson Lumber. Everyone’s help is so appreciated,” said Talley Westerberg, a close friend of the Bowies.

For those who want to contribute monetary donations, make checks out to Northeast Credit Union and mail to: Northeast Credit Union P.O. Box 1240 Portsmouth, NH 03801-1240 Account # 56520738 or use PayPal® to donate on the Bowie House Blog at: http://bowiehouse.wordpress.com/ and clicking on the “make a donation” tab on the right side of the page.